With much fanfare, Barbados officially became a republic, installing Dame Sandra Mason as the first president of the island nation on Nov. 30, 2021. Then-Prince Charles, as a representative of his ...

The Caribbean island nation of Barbados will on Monday night sever centuries-old ties to the British monarchy, ditching Queen Elizabeth II as head of state and declaring itself the world's newest ...

Barbados did not need permission from the U.K. to become a republic. The island will remain a member of the Commonwealth Realm. Several leaders and dignitaries, including Prince Charles, attended the ...

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Barbados stopped pledging allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday as it shed another vestige of its colonial past and became a republic for the first time in history. Several leaders, dignitaries ...

The Caribbean island nation of Barbados will tonight sever centuries-old ties to the British monarchy, ditching Queen Elizabeth II as head of state and declaring itself the world's newest republic.

Bridgetown (Barbados) (AFP) – The Caribbean island nation of Barbados will on Monday night sever centuries-old ties to the British monarchy, ditching Queen Elizabeth II as head of state and declaring ...

Barbados formally declared itself the world's newest republic at the stroke of midnight, as the Caribbean island nation removed Queen Elizabeth II as head of state in a solemn ceremony Tuesday ...

The royal Standard flag that represents the queen will be lowered in the capital Bridgetown and -- at midnight (0400 GMT) -- the current governor general, Sandra Mason, will be inaugurated as the ...